Lower Fir Group Area

Lower Fir Group Area is a high-energy and highly popular group campground in the Sacramento Mountain area. The site is set away from public roads, so that outside noise is non-existent, leaving only the sweet sounds of rustling aspen leaves. It sits within the Lincoln National Forest, which spans 1.1 million acres of undisturbed landscape. Bring your camera and binoculars for the chance to observe wild elk, deer, birds, and even an occasional black bear. Lower Fir sits at a high elevation of 9,000 feet, giving visitors dramatic views of the Tularosa Basin and lush mountain meadows surrounded by pine, fir, aspen and oak trees. This is one of the only group sites with water access. It comfortably fits groups as large as 70, and is connected to Upper Fir Group, an even larger facility accommodating up to 120 visitors. An open meadow, ideal for activities like volleyball or horseshoes, is adjacent to the campground. The Rim Trail is a short hike or drive away, offering epic views, rocky inclines, and switchbacks for adventurous mountain bikers, hikers, and horse-back riders; a few miles south, the same trail opens up to motorcyclists as well. Trails for ATVs are near the area, too. The campground is a mile from the village of Cloudcroft, a quaint mountain town with New Mexico's only standing railroad trestle. Head west for a day trip to White Sands National Monument, the world's largest dune field of pure, white gypsum sand.